Grassroots Lyrics
So I can check s--- not in a daily style
but once in every while so I can
file check file check the files of my brain (brain)
many of meaning manage to come from the insane
and the butcher (huh), the baker (what),
the fabulous drama maker
a cracker on a truck goin' breaker, breaker
listen to everyone (uh-huh), then disregard it
the meaningful s--- comes back, back to where it started
in your cranium surrounded by pot like a geranium
a capital two burns in my mind give me some peace
I looked at her I looked at him and neither one did know
where the wild thoughts grow, check it out
the truth is what you shoot for not one
nothing brings it all together, the journeys never done
I'd be in stormy weather but it's been sung
so let's have some fun
Three eleven has grassroots come on now
three eleven has grassroots, true
three eleven has grassroots for your momma
three eleven has grassroots
and there will be another, I say bring it on
the roots that grow underground are as big as the tree
that you see if not it will fall down
we waste so many moments standing on convention
the only survey is when our heart pays no attention
knowing no perdition that's my game for instance
three eleven true to no tradition
and the three eleven crew not down with convention
but a hundred different people already told what we about
so I make not attempt to try and suss the stupid out
I'd turned into a roughneck that was not my intention
It doesn't even really matter unless I fail to mention that
peace to all crews that want some peace
first the Mid then the West then we slide through the East
a piece to any crew that want a piece
but peace to all crews that want peace, check it out
the truth is what you shoot for not one
nothing brings it all together, the journeys never done
I'd be in stormy weather but it's been sung
so let's have some fun
Three eleven has grassroots come on now
three eleven has grassroots, true
three eleven has grassroots for your momma
three eleven has grassroots
and there will be another, I say bring it on
the roots that grow underground are as big as the tree
that you see if not it will fall down
we waste so many moments standing on convention
the only survey is when our heart pays no attention (attention)
grassroots..thats how they soldthe records back in the day..by underground..huge fanbase..solid i might add.....i love the intro..most uncanny intros you'kll find in music are in 311 songs
It's about keeping in touch with where you came from. If you don't....some day it might all end, and then you'll have no where to turn.
This song is great... 'Challenge comes and goes and there will be another, I say bring it on the roots that grow underground are as big as the tree that you see if not it will fall down "
i absolutly love this lyric.. it means that challenges in your life will happen, so you might as well be ready for them. grow your own roots- whatever makes you strong, and the challenges wont be so difficult to overcome.
Nick Hexum's lyrics spell out nothing less than an existential philosophy to live by. This song, like most of what he writes, is about living in the moment and accepting your life as it is. I don't think he says it any better than in this song:
"I look to absolutes and there's absolutely none", "We waste so many moments standing on convention", "Nothing brings it all together. The journey's never done."
And there's a huge error in the lyrics on this site. The correct line is "I'd sing you stormy weather but it's been sung, so let's have some fun." In other words quit dwelling on the negative and accept reality as it comes.
Clearly influenced by Buddhist thought, but also according with many philosophical traditions like Rorty's pragmatism, Nick teaches us not to look for certainty, and that all things are impermanent (to use the Buddhist term.) From his lyrics it's evident that he is a profound thinker as well as a great artist.
Ramify my man, ramify…